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2014 Indiana

4–⁠8 (1–⁠7 Big Ten), coached by Kevin Wilson.

Schedule and results

Indiana in 2014, game by game: won vs. Indiana State 28–10; lost at Bowling Green 42–45; won at No. 18 Missouri 31–27; lost vs. Maryland 15–37; won vs. North Texas 49–24; lost at Iowa 29–45; lost vs. No. 8 Michigan State 17–56; lost at Michigan 10–34; lost vs. Penn State 7–13; lost at Rutgers 23–45; lost at No. 7 Ohio State 27–42; won vs. Purdue 23–16+25−39Won 28–10 vs. Indiana State+18Indiana StateLost 42–45 at Bowling Green-3Bowling GreenWon 31–27 at No. 18 Missouri+4No. 18 MissouriLost 15–37 vs. Maryland-22MarylandWon 49–24 vs. North Texas+25North TexasLost 29–45 at Iowa-16IowaLost 17–56 vs. No. 8 Michigan State-39No. 8 Michigan StateLost 10–34 at Michigan-24MichiganLost 7–13 vs. Penn State-6Penn StateLost 23–45 at Rutgers-22RutgersLost 27–42 at No. 7 Ohio State-15No. 7 Ohio StateWon 23–16 vs. Purdue+7Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsIndiana StateW 28–⁠1087%
Sep 13atBowling GreenL 42–⁠4532%
Sep 20at18MissouriW 31–⁠2716%
Sep 27vsMarylandL 15–⁠3754%
Oct 4vsNorth TexasW 49–⁠2454%
Oct 11atIowaL 29–⁠4531%
Oct 18vs8Michigan StateL 17–⁠5627%
Nov 1atMichiganL 10–⁠3439%
Nov 8vsPenn StateL 7–⁠1348%
Nov 15atRutgersL 23–⁠4534%
Nov 22at7Ohio StateL 27–⁠428%
Nov 29vsPurdueW 23–⁠1665%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Purdue 23–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 13th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 80th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Consensus All-AmericanTevin Coleman, RB

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 13th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
301–⁠394
Coach
Kevin Wilson
Elo
1418 −63 this season
SP+ rating
1.8 No. 65 of 128; offense No. 58, defense No. 66, special teams No. 84
SRS
−4.9 No. 83 of 128 in FBS
Returning
45% of last season’s EPA, No. 94 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 48
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Johns
Defensive coordinator
Brian Knorr
Captains
Tevin Coleman, Collin Rahrig, Bobby Richardson and Shane Wynn
Most valuable player
Tevin Coleman
Offense
Multiple
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense69th of 128
  • Defense92nd of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted57th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted89th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1240%1.2769th of 128
Defense0.1944%1.1892nd of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.16 off
0.19 def		42% off
44% def		—57th off
89th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.3own 312% allowed
Defense3.4own 363% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsNate Sudfeld QB1,151 yds
Passing touchdownsNate Sudfeld QB6 TD
Rushing yardsTevin Coleman RB2,036 yds
Rushing touchdownsTevin Coleman RB15 TD
Receiving yardsShane Wynn WR708 yds
Receiving touchdownsShane Wynn WR3 TD
InterceptionsChase Dutra DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Dominique Booth WR★★★★No. 241
Tegray Scales OLB★★★No. 423
Will Dawkins WR★★★No. 566
Mike Barwick Jr. DT★★★No. 843
Dameon Willis Jr. S★★★No. 1130

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.794
Receivers43.30.849
Defensive line42.50.786
Linebackers13.00.879
Defensive backs42.80.809
Athletes and specialists12.00.733
Whole class152.70.812

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2015

The 2015 draft
Rd 3Tevin Coleman RBAtlanta Falcons

Roster 133

The 2014 roster

133 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 33 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big Ten

1 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 2014 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2014 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State8–⁠014–⁠11
Michigan State7–⁠111–⁠25
Wisconsin7–⁠111–⁠313
Nebraska5–⁠39–⁠4
Minnesota5–⁠38–⁠5
Maryland4–⁠47–⁠6
Iowa4–⁠47–⁠6
Rutgers3–⁠58–⁠5
Illinois3–⁠56–⁠7
Michigan3–⁠55–⁠7
Northwestern3–⁠55–⁠7
Penn State2–⁠67–⁠6
Indiana1–⁠74–⁠8
Purdue1–⁠73–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.